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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description:
This species is known only from its type locality at the Mun River in eastern Thailand (Brandt 1974). It was also collected by Davis (ANSP collection database) at the same site.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Thailand
Additional data:
? Estimated area of occupancy (AOO) - km2: 4
? Number of Locations: 1
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Population [top]
Population: There is no population information available for this species.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species occurs in rapids attached to rocks (Brandt 1974).
Systems: Freshwater
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s):
The Pak Mun dam was completed on the Mun River in 1994 and may have changed the flow regime, providing a potential threat to the species. Water pollution due to ongoing industrialisation and agricultural development may also be a threat to the freshwater snails of the region (Temcharoen 1992).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for this species. Further research is recommended to determine this species current population status, distribution, ecology and the impact of threats.
Citation: Simonis, J., Köhler, F. & Rintelen, T. 2011. Lacunopsis munensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T184926A8336750. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T184926A8336750.en. Downloaded on 03 May 2018.
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